 But it droop'd its head, that plant of power, And died the mute death of the voiceless flower ; And a withered wreath on the ground it lay, More meet for a burial than a bridal day.  The Highland Monthly - Страница 2351893Пуни преглед - О овој књизи
 | 1821 - 720 страница
...shall make me a bride." And the glow- worm t came With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Thro' the night of St John, And soon has the young maid her love-knot tied. • See No. XLIV. page 1Э7, column 1, line 29. With noiseless tread To her chamber she sped, Where... | |
 | 1821 - 778 страница
...a burial than bridal day. And when a year was past away, All pale on her bier the young maid lay ! And the glow-worm came With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Thro' the night of St John, As they elos'd the cold grave o'er the maid's cold clay. The following... | |
 | 1821 - 726 страница
...a burial than bridal day. And when a year was past away, All pale on her bier the young maid lay ! And the glow-worm came With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Thro' the night of St John, As they clos'd the cold grave o'er the maid's cold clay. The following... | |
 | Dove - 1822 - 120 страница
...hurial than hridal day. And when a year was pass'daway, All pale on her hier that young maid lay ! And the glow-worm came With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Through the night of St. John, As they clos'd the cold grave o'er the maid's cold clay. No. XVI. Now, hy my faye, Old Dan Beelzehuh,... | |
 | Thomas Ignatius M. Forster - 1824 - 846 страница
...a burial than bridal day. And when a year was past away, All pale on her bier the young maid lay 1 And the Glowworm came With its silvery flame, And...sparkled and shone Through the night of St. John, And they closed the cold grave o'er the maid's cold clay. We will not detail some infernal sacrifices once... | |
 | 1824 - 452 страница
...burial than bridal day. And when a year was passed away,' All pale on her bier the young maid lay ! And the glow-worm came With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Thro' the night of St. John, And they closed the cold grave o'er the maid's cold clay. For an account... | |
 | Elizabeth Kent - 1825 - 516 страница
...bridal day. * • « » » * And when a year was passed away, All pale on the bier the young maid lay ! And the glow-worm came With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Through the night of St. John, As they closed the cold grave o'er the maid's cold clay." There may formerly have been a similar custom... | |
 | William Hone - 1825 - 842 страница
...a burial than bridal day. And when a year was past away, All pale on her bier the young maid lay I g gE ? , ް Thro' the night of St. John, And they closed the cold grave o'er the maid's cold clay. It would be... | |
 | James Lawson Drummond - 1826 - 420 страница
...shall make me a bride." And the glow-worm came, And sparkled and shone With its silvery flame, Thro' the night of St. John, And soon has the young maid her love-knot tied. With noiseless tread Where the spectral moon her white beams shed:— " Bloom here, bloom here, thou plant of power, To... | |
 | William Hone - 1868 - 846 страница
...wort to-night. The wonderful herb, who*« leaf will decide It the coming year shall make me a bride." And the glow-worm came With its silvery flame, And sparkled and shone Thro' the night of St. John, And soon has the young maid her lore-knot tied With noiseless tread To... | |
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